Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) versus The Competition Head to Head Review

Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Brilliant Earth Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brilliant Earth Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliant Earth Group	1	7	0	0	1.88
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	3526	15191	21154	548	2.46

Brilliant Earth Group currently has a consensus target price of $1.74, suggesting a potential upside of 42.42%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Brilliant Earth Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brilliant Earth Group	-0.66%	-15.48%	-5.99%
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	-2.02%	-28.75%	3.24%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$437.48 million	-$3.63 million	-4.21
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	$7.04 billion	$390.09 million	14.55

Brilliant Earth Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Brilliant Earth Group. Brilliant Earth Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brilliant Earth Group’s peers have a beta of 1.78, indicating that their average stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 83.2% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group peers beat Brilliant Earth Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Brilliant Earth Group Company Profile

Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. designs, procures, and sells diamonds, gemstones, and jewelry in the United States and internationally. The company’s product assortment and merchandise include a collection of diamond engagement rings, wedding and anniversary rings, gemstone rings, and fine jewelry. It sells directly to consumers through its omnichannel sales platform, including e-commerce and showrooms. Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.